3 fatal · Lancair LC-41-550FG · 2005-10-17 · Warner Springs, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX06FA014
Event ID
20051026X01740
Type
Accident
Date
2005-10-17
Location
Warner Springs, CA, USA
Coordinates
33.395, -116.606391
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
3
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Lancair
Model
LC-41-550FG
Registration
N285JB
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The flight crew's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance and their decision to continue flight into known adverse weather conditions. Contributing to the accident was overcast conditions, and terrain obscuration. A finding of the investigation is that the flight crew may have improperly used the navigation equipment, which had a graphical moving map display capability, to guide the airplane between clouds and mountainous terrain while in obscured visibility conditions.